Performance Tuning Guide - EMC Community Network
Performance Tuning Guide - EMC Community Network Performance Tuning Guide - EMC Community Network
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Table of Contents Preface ................................................................................................................................. 9 Chapter 1 Overview ..................................................................................................... 11 Software development lifecycle ......................................................................... 11 Using iterative development.......................................................................... 12 General guidelines............................................................................................ 13 Tuning the software first ............................................................................... 13 Balancing system load................................................................................... 13 Addressing bottlenecks............................................................................. 14 Avoiding resource sharing ............................................................................ 14 Chapter 2 Planning Capacity and Sizing ...................................................................... 15 Planning for peak or average loads .................................................................... 15 Planning for workflow database tables............................................................... 17 Characterizing content...................................................................................... 17 Capacity planning worksheet ............................................................................ 18 Sizing the system.............................................................................................. 22 Chapter 3 Maximizing Process Throughput ................................................................. 25 Understanding workflow throughput ................................................................ 25 Assessing activity creation rate.......................................................................... 26 Minimizing and consolidating activities......................................................... 27 Assessing activity completion rate ..................................................................... 27 Understanding activity completion.................................................................... 27 Increasing workflow threads and adding Content Servers................................... 28 Maximizing throughput across all workflow instances.................................... 28 Increasing workflow threads on the TaskSpace Content Server ........................ 29 Dedicating a Content Server to TaskSpace ...................................................... 29 Configuring the workflow agent (polling) .......................................................... 29 Increasing throughput for single or low volume workflows............................. 30 Increasing polling intervals for multiple Content Servers ................................ 31 Configuring the polling interval .................................................................... 31 Configuring for on-demand processing.......................................................... 31 Avoiding manual bottlenecks ............................................................................ 32 Sample workflow agent configurations .............................................................. 32 Chapter 4 Designing the Application ........................................................................... 35 General design guidelines ................................................................................. 35 Preventing high load user actions ...................................................................... 36 Improving login speed...................................................................................... 36 Maximizing query yield.................................................................................... 36 EMC Documentum xCP 1.0 Performance Tuning Guide 3
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Table of Contents<br />
Preface ................................................................................................................................. 9<br />
Chapter 1 Overview ..................................................................................................... 11<br />
Software development lifecycle ......................................................................... 11<br />
Using iterative development.......................................................................... 12<br />
General guidelines............................................................................................ 13<br />
<strong>Tuning</strong> the software first ............................................................................... 13<br />
Balancing system load................................................................................... 13<br />
Addressing bottlenecks............................................................................. 14<br />
Avoiding resource sharing ............................................................................ 14<br />
Chapter 2 Planning Capacity and Sizing ...................................................................... 15<br />
Planning for peak or average loads .................................................................... 15<br />
Planning for workflow database tables............................................................... 17<br />
Characterizing content...................................................................................... 17<br />
Capacity planning worksheet ............................................................................ 18<br />
Sizing the system.............................................................................................. 22<br />
Chapter 3 Maximizing Process Throughput ................................................................. 25<br />
Understanding workflow throughput ................................................................ 25<br />
Assessing activity creation rate.......................................................................... 26<br />
Minimizing and consolidating activities......................................................... 27<br />
Assessing activity completion rate ..................................................................... 27<br />
Understanding activity completion.................................................................... 27<br />
Increasing workflow threads and adding Content Servers................................... 28<br />
Maximizing throughput across all workflow instances.................................... 28<br />
Increasing workflow threads on the TaskSpace Content Server ........................ 29<br />
Dedicating a Content Server to TaskSpace ...................................................... 29<br />
Configuring the workflow agent (polling) .......................................................... 29<br />
Increasing throughput for single or low volume workflows............................. 30<br />
Increasing polling intervals for multiple Content Servers ................................ 31<br />
Configuring the polling interval .................................................................... 31<br />
Configuring for on-demand processing.......................................................... 31<br />
Avoiding manual bottlenecks ............................................................................ 32<br />
Sample workflow agent configurations .............................................................. 32<br />
Chapter 4 Designing the Application ........................................................................... 35<br />
General design guidelines ................................................................................. 35<br />
Preventing high load user actions ...................................................................... 36<br />
Improving login speed...................................................................................... 36<br />
Maximizing query yield.................................................................................... 36<br />
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